Michelle Adolphe, a candidate who ran for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat last year and lost, joined a growing line of politicians busted for alleged wrongdoing.

Adolphe was arrested Wednesday morning for failing to file campaign finance reports as required under state election law. She was charged with three misdemeanor count.

She was arraigned in Albany City Court and pleaded not guilty.

In a highly unusual move, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugerman charged Adolphe with the crime for failing to report her campaign money came from and how it was spent.

Such violations had not been severely enforced in the past, political operatives said.

“Knowingly and willfully failing to file campaign finance disclosure reports with the New York State Board of Elections is a crime,” Schneiderman said.

The law requires all candidates to file the reports, which are meant to make elections transparent and hold candidates accountable, but campaign rules in New York have often been broken with little or no consequences for the candidates.

“Campaign finance disclosure ensures New Yorkers have confidence that their elected officials are serving them honestly and with transparency,” Sugarman said.“The public has the right to know who contributes to campaigns and how candidates spend those contributions.”

“The officer taking down Ms. Adolphe’s pedigree and information said that it’s only the second time he’s ever even seen these charges brought in his 20-year-career,” Alfasi said. “That speaks volumes and it shouldn’t go unnoticed that Ms. Adolphe switched parties in 2015 from Democrat to Republican.”

Asked whether he was implying that was the motivation, he responded, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”

No charges were announced against Adolphe’s campaign treasurer Cynthia Davis.

“Most candidates don’t know anything about their filings,” Alfasi said. “My client has been trying to reach her campaign treasurer and the Attorney General’s office has reached out to her and there’s been no cooperation.”

Davis could not immediately be reached for comment.

Sugarman and Schneiderman warned that they would continue to investigate and prosecute similar violations.

Adolphe was released on her own recognizance but faces up to three years in jail if convicted on all counts. She is due back in court on Dec. 9.